Goshoura Island (Loc.2906) (Cretaceous of Japan)

Where: Japan (32.3° N, 130.3° E: paleocoordinates 44.6° N, 123.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Gannohana Member (Enokuchi Formation), Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shoreface; lithified, coarse-grained sandstone and lithified gravel

• Contrarily, grav-

•elly and coarse-grained sandstone are exposed in the

•island’s northern parts (Locs. 2903–2909)

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: T. Komatsu and H. Maeda. 2005. Stratigraphy and fossil bivalve assemblages of the mid-Cretaceous Goshoura Group, southwest Japan. Paleontological Research 9(2):119-142 [M. Aberhan/D. Wellmanns]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 122342: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Daniel Wellmanns on 21.12.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Nippontrigonia tashirol, Pterogonia dilapsa
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea kawauchidensis
Crassostrea kawauchidensis Tamura 1977 oyster
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Pachythaerus nagaoi
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Goshoraia crenulata
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia sakakurai, Pterotrigonia ogawai